Near Verbena in Chilton County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Moore Cemetery
Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 25, 2022
1. Moore Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Moore Cemetery. . This cemetery is the final resting place for thirty-seven members of the Moore Family. John Moore, son of American Revolutionary War Patriot and Battle of Charleston POW Obadiah Moore, purchased this land on September 4, 1834. The Moore family migrated from Princess Anne County, Virginia, to Pitt County, North Carolina, and then to Columbia and Jasper Counties in Georgia where they lived about 30 years before settling in the Chestnut Creek area of Autauga County in 1819. These early settlers served their community as ministers, postmasters, and a justice of the peace. Obadiah Moore is buried here along with Civil War veterans Moses Moore and Hansford Chitty who both served with the CSA 59th Alabama Infantry., Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register
This cemetery is the final resting place for thirty-seven
members of the Moore Family. John Moore, son of American
Revolutionary War Patriot and Battle of Charleston POW
Obadiah Moore, purchased this land on September 4, 1834.
The Moore family migrated from Princess Anne County, Virginia,
to Pitt County, North Carolina, and then to Columbia and
Jasper Counties in Georgia where they lived about 30 years
before settling in the Chestnut Creek area of Autauga County
in 1819. These early settlers served their community as
ministers, postmasters, and a justice of the peace.
Obadiah Moore is buried here along with Civil War veterans
Moses Moore and Hansford Chitty who both served with the
CSA 59th Alabama Infantry.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register
Erected 2009 by the Descendants Of Obadiah Moore Non-Profit.
Location. 32° 47.964′ N, 86° 33.104′ W. Marker is near Verbena, Alabama, in Chilton County. Marker is on County Road 752, 0.2 miles south of County Road 480, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map
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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 Co Rd 752, Verbena AL 36091, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Biography of Obadiah Moore.(Submitted on September 25, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
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2. Moore Cemetery and marker
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3. Obadiah Moore gravestones
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4. Obadiah Moore Revolutionary War marker.
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5. John Moore/Hansford Chitty/Moses Moore graves
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.